Birth Anniversary of Vikram Sarabhai

Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai born on 12 August 1919 was an Indian physicist. He is considered the father of India’s space programme. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was born in the city of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat state in western India. The Sarabhai family was an important and rich Jain business family. His father Ambalal Sarabhai was an affluent industrialist, owned many textiles mills in Gujarat, and devoted his life to poor people.
Vikram Sarabhai went to Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya for his high school studies. Vikram Sarabhai matriculated from the Gujarat College in Ahmedabad after passing the Intermediate Science examination.